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Report: Bike Camping 101

[Thanks to event organizer Matt Picio of Cycle Wild for providing this recap via the Shift list.] Last night, Tomas Quinones and I held Cycle Wild’s 5th Bike Camping 101 class. We held this class at last year’s Pedalpalooza in Colonel Summers Park, and we returned there for an encore presentation. In 2008, we had … Read more


More eating than pedaling at the Remedial Ride

[Thanks to BikePortland intern J.R. (Jonathan Reed) for reporting on last night’s Remedial Ride. Apparently 80 people showed up — twice last year’s turn out!] Frites from Potato Champion(Photo: Jonathan Reed) Approximately 45 people on bikes gathered at Colonel Summers park at 7:00pm Tuesday for a Pedalpalooza event called the “Remedial Ride 2.” Ride organizer … Read more


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Fine bikes, high style, and great food: Come along on the Tapas Ride

Clever Cycles owner Dean Mullin at the Tapas Ride last night.– Slideshow below/Photo gallery – (Photos © J. Maus) Portland is a city known for many things; including food, fashion, beer, music, and of course, bikes. At last night’s Tapas Ride, we did our part to cover three of those. The ride was organized and … Read more


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Report and slideshow: Bikendo!

Last night in Overlook Park, about 16 men and women, wearing everything from short skirts to spandex, learned the rudiments of a newly emerging martial art form: Bikendo. Our teacher was Nature Boy, a longtime practitioner of karate and tai chi. He had the idea to develop a specific self defense technique for people who … Read more


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Pedalpalooza Daily: Wednesday, June 17

[Welcome to your daily Pedalpalooza rundown. We’ll post each day’s events and rides here, so you can plan, email them to your friends, etc… See all our Pedalpalooza coverage here and follow the latest updates on Twitter. Click ride title for full details… have fun out there!] 9:45am – 5:45am: Midweek Ride to the Gorge … Read more